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At the conclusion of a very lopsided battle between Andrew Jackson's men and a Native American tribe, there was a living infant found in the arms of a dead women who is believed to be the baby's mother. General Andrew Jackson who was an orphan himself brought the child back to Fort Struther where the infant could be nursed. The Indian child was then sent to Andrew Jacksons home where he was to be taken care of by Mrs. Jackson. Jackson's adopted son was to be named Lyncoya. The adoption of Lyncoya Jackson did not sit well with everyone as he belonged to a tribe known as the "Red Sticks". The Red Sticks were a creek tribe who's mission was to stop white expansion through viscous and violent fighting. At the conclusion of the battle between American soldiers and the Red Sticks, there were numerous casualties among Native Americans with very few casualties of Jackson's men. It is reported that since Lyncoya's bloodline was wiped out the remaing women in the village wanted to kill the child. The killing of infants and elders was seen in other camps as many times their frail bodies would not be able to handle the harsh conditions of American imprisonment. Rather than the violent death by American soldiers, Native Americans often put to rest the ones who they deemed not fit for the trip. As the soldiers were to take 84 prisoners from Lyncoya's tribe, General Jackson sent Lyncoya home to Jackson's wife. Upon Lycoya's arrival he was well cared for at the Jackson household. However, Andrew Jackson III (General Jackson's son) felt a sense of competition between Lyncoya as General Jackson made many efforts to get Lycoya into West Point. Lyncoya was denied acceptance do to his Indian heritage and moved from the Jackson household. It is unclear why Lyncoya moved, and there is little documentation from 1824 when he left, and 1828 when he died. Lyncoya was an apprentice to a saddle maker until he died of tuberculosis in 1828. It is still strongly debated if Lyncoya was a political symbol for Jackson, or if Jackson felt sympathy for the child.

BenBonavita (talk) 22:27, 12 December 2018 (UTC)Ben Bonavita